By Anne and Laurence Yeadon-Jones
Photographs by Laurence Yeadon-Jones
“The long mountainous
spine of Texada Island
runs parallel to the
Sunshine Coast with
Mount Shepherd
dominating the skyline.
Tucked below the island’s
southern shores and west
across Sabine Channel
lies Jedediah Island, an
exciting cruising ground
with a choice of social and
quiet anchorages; observe
playful otters and resident
ospreys, ramble through
open fields of ferns and
Jedediah and Jervis
wildflowers, encounter
flocks of woolly sheep
Island Marine Parks
and wild goats, take an
energetic climb to the
top of Mount Gibraltar
and the
or simply laze on a white
shell beach.”
Anchorages of
Lasqueti Island
Cheers from the Campbell River Yacht
Club on an outing to Whiterock Bay.
The sun was shining and a stiff We popped out into Bull Passage summerhouse through open fields
southerly made for a fast broad reach rounding up to lower and stow the filled with summer flowers and ferns,
across Malaspina Strait to the southern sails prior to dropping the anchor in to the Palmer’s original homestead at
tip of Texada Island. Crossing Sabine our favorite anchorage on Jedediah, “Home Bay”. Don’t be alarmed by the
Channel, the wind continued to fall “Sunset Cove”. occasional appearance of the island’s
aft and we decided to continue sailing Popular with kayakers, Sunset sheep and historic goats.
wing on wing through little Bull Cove is a quiet two-boat anchorage Ruggedly beautiful and abundant
Passage, between Jedidiah Island to offering warm water swimming and with wild life, Jedediah Island
the north and Bull Island to the south. great sunset views from the mossy was officially designated a Class
It was like sailing through a narrow boulders above the cliff. A trail from A provincial marine park in 1995,
gorge with cliffs rising steeply on both the head of the cove leads you past ensuring the preservation of its native
sides. “Long Bay” and Roger Mattice’s plants, old growth trees, beaches and
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